Thunderstorms

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Thunderstorms

• Chapter 17Storms
• Section 2
• By Kyle Dodge

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Storms

• A storm is a violent disturbance in the
  atmosphere.

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Thunderstorms

• A lightning bolt will heat up to about 30,000 C.
  The heated air expands to an explosion creating
  thunder.

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Lightning

• Lightning occurs when electricity hops from cloud
  to cloud or cloud to ground.

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Tornadoes

• They mostly occur during a thunderstorms.
• Theyre whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that
  touches the ground.

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Hurricanes

• It starts as a tropical storm then grows in size
  and strength spiraling inward to low pressure
  areas.
• The eye of a storm is calm where the sun can show
  through.

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Winter storms

• Air from Canada goes southeast over the Great
  Lakes then dropping temp. causing lake-effect
  snow.
• Keep your self warm and cover exposed body parts.